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US: French cement firm admits Islamic State group payments

A screen shows a photo of Lafarge's cement plant in Jalabiyeh, Syria as the deputy Attorney General of the United States Lisa O. Monaco, left, speaks during a press conference in regards to cooperation between French cement company Lafarge and the Islamic State group at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Deputy Attorney General of the United States Lisa O. Monaco, right, speaks during a press conference in regards to cooperation between French cement company Lafarge and the Islamic State group at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace speaks during a press conference in regards to cooperation between French cement company Lafarge and the Islamic State group at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Members of law enforcement stand in line during a press conference in regards to cooperation between French cement company Lafarge and the Islamic State group at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace speaks during a press conference in regards to cooperation between French cement company Lafarge and the Islamic State group at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace speaks during a press conference in regards to cooperation between French cement company Lafarge and the Islamic State group at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace, center, speaks during a press conference in regards to cooperation between French cement company Lafarge and the Islamic State group at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) In this courtroom sketch, William F. Kuntz, United States District Judge addresses Magali Anderson, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer of Holcim, in Brooklyn Federal Court, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in New York. French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group in exchange for permission to keep open a plant in Syria, a case the Justice Department described as the first of its kind. The company also agreed to penalties totaling roughly $778 million. The wrongdoing precedes Lafarge's merger with Holcim in 2015. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) In this courtroom sketch, Magali Anderson, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer of Holcim, stands, flanked by her attorneys David Sarratt and Douglas Zolkind, during the plea and sentencing of LaFarge in Brooklyn Federal Court, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in New York. The French cement company Lafarge has pleaded guilty to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group so a plant in Syria could remain open, a case the Justice Department describes as the first of its kind. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) In this courtroom sketch, Magali Anderson, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer of Holcim, center, reads a statement of guilt in open court flanked by her attorneys, David Sarratt, left, and Douglas Zolkind in Brooklyn Federal Court, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in New York. French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group in exchange for permission to keep open a plant in Syria, a case the Justice Department described as the first of its kind. The company also agreed to penalties totaling roughly $778 million. The wrongdoing precedes Lafarge's merger with Holcim in 2015. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) FILE - A logo of Lafarge, the world's largest cement maker, is pictured outside of a facility, in Paris, Sept. 8, 2017. Lafarge has pleaded guilty to paying $17 million to the Islamic State group so that a plant in Syria could remain open, in a case the Justice Department describes as the first of its kind. The charges were announced Tuesday in federal court in New York City. The allegations involve conduct that was earlier investigated by authorities in France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File) FILE - A site of cement maker Lafarge is pictured in Paris, Nov. 14, 2017. Lafarge has pleaded guilty to paying $17 million to the Islamic State group so that a plant in Syria could remain open, in a case the Justice Department describes as the first of its kind. The charges were announced Tuesday in federal court in New York City. The allegations involve conduct that was earlier investigated by authorities in France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)